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Pernod Ricard’s Convivialité Ventures Invests in ecoSPIRITS Paris, 10 May 2023 Introduction Pernod Ricard’s venture capital fund, Convivialité Ventures, has made a strategic investment in ecoSPIRITS, a technology startup that focuses on creating low carbon, low waste distribution systems for the premium wine and spirits industry. The investment comes as part of a $10 million…

Government revises 2023/2024 budget to Shs52 trillion Clever, personable, and wonderfully unconventional, yet reader-friendly The government has made a significant decision to revise the 2023/2024 financial year budget to Shs52 trillion, up from the initial Shs51 trillion. This adjustment was outlined in the corrigenda to the budget for Financial Year 2023/2024 that was presented by…

The True Canadians: Forgotten Nevermore Nationwide Tour OTTAWA, ON, May 10, 2023 /CNW/ – The authors of the new Métis book, The True Canadians: Forgotten Nevermore, will recommence their nationwide tour today, with events scheduled across the country from the east coast to the west coast, including several Alberta locations, and finishing in Yellowknife, Northwest…

“Macodwogo was a patriot and good soldier” – Gen. Museveni hails Lango’s fallen hero The Legacy of Rtd. Col Charles Patrick Okello-Engola Macodwogo President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently paid tribute to the late Rtd. Col Charles Patrick Okello-Engola Macodwogo, highlighting his crucial role in pacifying Northern Uganda during a tumultuous time. Macodwogo was commended for…

Activists disrupt Volkswagen shareholders’ meeting over human rights and climate change The scene at Volkswagen’s annual meeting Activists hurled cake at Volkswagen bosses on Wednesday, as the German carmaker’s annual shareholders’ meeting was disrupted by protests over human rights and climate change. Outside the hall where the event was taking place in Berlin, climate protesters…